Dreamland

Drilling for natural gas began near my former home in Montrose, Pennsylvania some time in 2008. Soon after, I began to make pictures of my friends and neighbors. It was clear their lives were about to change dramatically. A few would get rich from lucrative leases and royalties while others would be cheated and sickened by the gas companies. I felt compelled to record the community I knew before the lust for fuel transformed their lives.